ChannelOS
ChannelOS is a local-first television system that turns media you already own into persistent, programmable cable-style channels.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MPL-2.0)
Platforms
- Windows
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
Features
- Works Offline
- No Tracking
- Portable
- Ad-free
- Hardware Accelerated
- No registration required
- Dark Mode
- Media library
- Media Center
ChannelOS News & Activities
Recent activities
- Captainkoopa42 commented on ChannelOS
Hey! I’m the guy who made this. xD
ChannelOS mostly exists because I got tired of the fact that I could own an entire library of movies and shows, but the experience of actually watching them was still basically just digging through folders and picking files.
I missed the feeling of television turning it on, seeing what’s already playing, flipping through channels, finding something halfway through and just watching it.
So I figured if I own the media, why can’t I also own the television...
- Captainkoopa42 added ChannelOS
ChannelOS information
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Open Source (MPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
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- English
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What is ChannelOS?
ChannelOS is a local-first television system that turns media you already own into persistent, programmable cable-style channels.
Instead of browsing folders and manually choosing individual files, ChannelOS creates channels with their own schedules. A TV Guide shows what is currently airing, and users can switch between stations like traditional television.
Current features include persistent user-created channels, a cable-style TV guide, fullscreen couch-friendly operation, Xbox-compatible controller support, On Demand library playback, adding media folders and individual media to channels, persistent settings and library state between launches, and Fullscreen/Windowed display modes.
ChannelOS operates locally and does not require a cloud service. Media remains in its original location and is not moved, renamed, or uploaded.
ChannelOS is currently an early Windows alpha and is under active development.
Comments and Reviews
Hey! I’m the guy who made this. xD
ChannelOS mostly exists because I got tired of the fact that I could own an entire library of movies and shows, but the experience of actually watching them was still basically just digging through folders and picking files.
I missed the feeling of television turning it on, seeing what’s already playing, flipping through channels, finding something halfway through and just watching it.
So I figured if I own the media, why can’t I also own the television network?
That’s basically what ChannelOS is trying to become. Your media, your channels, your schedules, your TV.
This is still a very early alpha, so if you try it and something breaks, acts weird, feels confusing, or you just think “why the hell doesn’t it do this?” tell me. I genuinely want to know.
Thanks to anybody willing to give this weird little project a shot. :)